Sentence examples for locked as if from inspiring English sources

I stood with Joel senior, our arms locked as if we were wrestling, each of us with a raised hand, holding a glass of pulque.

For a moment, their gazes locked, as if, for each of them, the presence of the other were a gash in the ambient reality.

The blue class books are kept in a glass-fronted cabinet, which is kept locked, as if the moldering youth of Yale were as precious as the ancient tomes of Alexandria.

And in a fit of urban guile more likely to affect gym memberships than program memberships, some New Yorkers seem to have identified the newest, cheapest way to tone their lower bodies: hop aboard the seat and pedal in place — with the bikes still locked — as if the stations were rows of exercise equipment.

She can't remember much, but her mouth feels as though it's locked, as if her cheeks and chin are trying to smother it and she can feel her own heartbeat pounding down her jaw-line and the pain makes her eyes go numb.

Pull hard on the lock as if you were opening it.

Put pressure on the lock as if you were trying to open it.

Repeat the previous step, holding the lock as if you were opening it and turning the dial until it sticks.

But when the object hits a virtual barrier -- a tooth, for instance -- the stylus locks as if it were actually pushing against a hard surface.

Dog pits made of panels of wood, and carpeted to allow the animals to grip, "breaking sticks" to wrench open the jaws of animals if they locked as they tore into each other, treadmills used for training fighting dogs, and veterinary kits which included staples and drips were seized in the RSPCA's operation.

By virtue of their spending choices, the pro-Clinton groups were essentially acting as if she had locked up as many as 248 electoral votes already.